Line of Japheth · son of Javan
Kittim
- Region
- Cyprus (Kition)
- Primary Passage
- Gen 10:4
- Eras Active
- Kingdoms · Second Temple
- Lineage
- Japheth
Scholar Notes
Later expanded in Daniel/Qumran to mean Romans.
Genesis 10 · The Table of Nations · 70 peoples
The Great Dispersion
Every nation named in Genesis 10 — fourteen of Japheth, thirty of Ham, twenty-six of Shem — radiating from Ararat across three continents. Click a pin or a name to read the record.
Ararat Shem Ham Japheth
14 nations of japheth · Ararat marked in gold
Descendants of Japheth